Thony
Diminutive of the given name Anthony, ultimately derived from the Latin name Antonius.
Name Census estimates that about 5 living Americans carry the first name Thony. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Thony today is around 40 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Thony births was 1984 (5 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Thony. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Thony. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
5
~ 1 in 68,550,868 Americans
Peak year
1984
5 babies that year
Average age
40
years old
1984 SSA rank
#7,233
Tracked since 1984
Census
Thony in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 283 people with the first name Thony, which placed it at #30,644 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#30,644
National first-name rank
People counted
283
283 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
56.2% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Thony
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Thony is Black at 56.2%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (20.5%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (17.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Thony described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Thony at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American56.2% · 159
- Hispanic or Latino20.5% · 58
- Asian and Pacific Islander17.7% · 50
- White4.6% · 13
- Two or more races1.1% · 3
Popularity
Thony: popularity over time
Babies born per year
Decades
Thony by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Thony during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
| Decade | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Origin
Meaning and history of Thony
The given name Thony is believed to have originated from the Germanic language family. Its roots can be traced back to the 5th century AD, during the migration of various Germanic tribes across Europe. The name is thought to be a derivative of the Proto-Germanic word "þunraz," which means "thunder" or "thunderous."
In ancient Germanic mythology, thunder was often associated with the powerful god Thor, who was revered as the protector of mankind and the bringer of fertility and prosperity. It's possible that the name Thony was initially given to children in the hope that they would inherit the strength and courage embodied by this mythological figure.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Thony can be found in the Frankish Annals, a historical chronicle from the 9th century. The text mentions a Frankish nobleman named Thony who participated in a military campaign against the Saxons in the year 785 AD.
Throughout the Middle Ages, the name Thony appears to have been relatively uncommon, but it gained some popularity during the Renaissance period. Thony Bellinck, a renowned Flemish painter born in 1550, is one of the notable bearers of this name from that era.
In the 17th century, Thony Underwood, an English playwright and actor, made a name for himself in the theater scene of London. He is credited with co-authoring several popular plays, including "The Witch of Edmonton" in 1621.
Moving into the 19th century, Thony Hamer (1805-1878) was a British businessman and philanthropist who made significant contributions to the development of his local community in Manchester.
During the early 20th century, Thony Ragueneau (1912-1998) was a French resistance fighter who played a crucial role in the French Resistance movement against the Nazi occupation during World War II.
While the name Thony is not as common today as it once was, it has left an indelible mark on history, with its bearers making notable contributions in various fields, from the arts and literature to warfare and philanthropy.
People
Thony + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Thony as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with T
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Thony: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Thony?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 5 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Thony going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 68,550,868 US residents.
Is Thony a common name?
We classify Thony as "Very Rare". It ranks above 18.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 5 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Thony most popular?
The single biggest year for Thony was 1984, when 5 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Thony is about 40 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Thony in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 283 people with the name Thony, or 0.09 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #30,644 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Thony in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Thony?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Thony leans strongly male. 277 people counted with this name were male (97.5%), compared with 7 female bearers (2.5%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Thony?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Thony is Black at 56.2%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (20.5%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (17.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Thony most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Thony in the 2020 Census, accounting for 56.2% (159 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Thony in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Thony a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Thony in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Thony still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Thony in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Thony can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have Thony as a first name?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.